Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-28
A Great Day at Long Pine.

LONG PINE Neb., July 27.--lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. AS the train stopped at
the depot in Long Pine on the evening of
the Goth the playing of bands and the firing
of canon greeted the ears of Governor
Thayer and Commander Russell. They re-
ceived a royal reception, there being three
bands In uniform in the procession to the
ground fallowed by the governors carriage.
Then came those on foot and in carriages,
forming procession one-half mile in
length. No lack of attention was made nv
the people and the reception committees and
he received q reception such as was betitting
the governor of this commonwealth. The
regular routine Of work has been going on
during Monday and Tuesday and the crowds
have been pouring In on every train TIL the
the crowd has swelled to such great proper
tions that all the tents and pavillluns are oc
hotels and residence houses of Long Pine are
Overtiowng. This young organization and
giant has grown beyond all expectation and
is ten times larger to-day than the most san
Everybody is pleased at being here and they
have all resolved to do their utmost in ad-
vancing its interests for the future. Every
one in the neighborhood set aside their local
ligh is we'll represented and Gates college
has headquarters here with U. +. Marsh. one
of the trustees and an indefatigable worker
representing its interests. Rev. A. A. Sher-
the grounds, and he reports the college in q
most promising condition. This is Grand
Army day, and the knowledge of the pres
ence of Governor Thayer has brought people
from everywhere along the ElkhOrn Valley
road and If the managers had had
any conception of the proportions and magni-
tude to which the association was going
to grow the first year they would have put on
extra trains and added mater ally to the num-
bers. They promise to see to it another year.
In fact everybody is surprised at the success
and development of an institution only
session. The Grand Army boys marched
over the grounds headed by three oornet
bands of forty-eight pieces. which presented
beautiful sight as they marched up to the
grand pavilion at which place the crowd was
so great that one half had to stand during
the exercises. Rev. DIR. Evans, of Chicago
introduced Governor Thayer to the people as
The governor stepped forward and in a
neat, well wOrded speech thanked them
| for the honor bestowed and the courtesies ex-
tended, and expressed his surprise at the
and the ever-abundant pure, sparkling water.
| lie commended the managers on the unpre.
cedented success of the new enterprise and
| wished for it a grand success in the future.
| wished him welcome. The great speech of
| the day was delivered by DR.. Evans, of Chi
| cago, on the Freedom of Nations and the
| Rebellion. 1t was a studied and well de-
| and was very appropriate for the occasion.
| The doctor is q war horse on almost anything
on which ne feels disposed to lecture. Music
by the different cornet bands and
from the glee club was interspersed dur
| ing the intervals between the speeches.
In the afternoon there was camp
| fire presided over by j. Wesley Tucker
| of Valentine, and by his humor and ready
wit he kept every one in good spirits and be-
sides delivered a very fine speech that made
the boys feel good. He was followed by
Colonel Cooke, of Iowa. who delivered a
| very pointed and interesting address, and he
In turn was followed by Colonel Allen, of
Madison, Neb.: c. +. Boyd. of Ainsworth
| and several others. Rev. Wannamaker, a
native of South Carolina, delivered a ring
ing loyal speech which enthused every one
present to the highest pitch. The Grand
| Army also organized branch for the north
west to meet on the assembly grounds an
| nually. The day closed by music from the
bands, duet and glee clubs making every one
| feel good with promises to come another
| year and bring their friends and to make a
grand assembly north of the Platte.